xPDK_CompactModel_List

This section in a xPDK extends from
xPDK_Header.

The Compact Model List file provides a table with building block types. Per building block type a list of models is defined that describes what type of (compact) model should be defined for a BB/Model definition file using the Circuit Simulation file.

Structure

The attributes and elements are shown below, in a sorted per type fashion.
In case a list is printed after an element, it indicates that you can have many, otherwise it should be a single element. With a optional it tells the element is not required.

<xPDK_CompactModel_List  name="..." ... > ...
  <bbtype> ... </bbtype>   list
  <license> ... </license>
  <modeltype> ... </modeltype>   list
  <version> ... </version>
</xPDK_CompactModel_List>

XSD

The schema file can be downloaded or viewed at xPDK_CompactModel_List.

Details

bbtype

Define the type of building block.
A building block type is used to define the models that such types support. This is the same for all foundries and needs to be supported by the circuit simulation software, so alignment between parties is key.
Type pdaBBtypeItem documentation: The BBType name is used for refences.

license

Stichting PDAFlow Foundation. See http://www.pdaflow.org/xpdk_license.php. Type pdaLicense documentation:
State the basic conditions of using the file and typically refer to legal documents.
License information should be compact enough to be clear as reference. The reference is expected to be to signed documents like Non Disclose Agreements (NDA) or service contracts and so on.

modeltype

Define the type of model.
This defines the properties and parameters a models has. This is the same for all foundries and needs to be supported by the circuit simulation software, so alignment between parties is key.
Type pdaModelTypeItem documentation: Define a compact model per BB type

name

Type pdaIdentifier documentation:
Identifiers are used in the Python library for the getName() and setName() function and can thus be used to identify the different elements in list s.
In text the specification is a letter, followed by letters, numbers, underscore or dot. The XSD schema validation is a regular expression: [A-Za-z]([A-Za-z0-9_])*

version

Version of the compact model file. Type pdaVersion documentation: